Which to use
“construisent” and “construisez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,583
- “construisent” frequency rank
- #46,672
- “construisez” frequency rank
- 63255
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | construisent | construisez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de construire. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de construire. |
Where the eye mixes construisent and construisez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. construisent runs 12 letters (CVCCCCVVCVCC) against construisez's 11 (CVCCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: construisent vs construisez
A purely visual mix-up. construisent (\kɔ̃s.tʁɥiz\) and construisez (\kɔ̃s.tʁɥi.ze\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63255, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
construisent is recorded at frequency rank #16,583, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃s.tʁɥiz\. construisez is at rank #46,672, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃s.tʁɥi.ze\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 63255, this pair ranks #82,908 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of construisent vs construisez
Shared letters: ceinorstu. Private to "construisent": -. Private to "construisez": z.
"construisent" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVCC · "construisez" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- construisent ← cconstruisent · cnostruisent · connstruisent · consrtuisent · consstruisent · constriusent · constrruisent · construiesnt
- construisez ← cconstruisez · cnostruisez · connstruisez · consrtuisez · consstruisez · constriusez · constrruisez · construiesz
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "construisent" and "construisez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "construisent" or "construisez" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "construisent" and "construisez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "construisent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "construisez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,908 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "construisent" and "construisez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "construis vs construisez". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #82,908 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.